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MADISON TIMES.
DEVOTED t) T TE WELFARE OF MADISON PARLI$I
voL. NO. : TALLULLH. MADISON PARISH' LA.. SATURDAY. MAY 8. 1 rERM--
tro.
'p
* and Point of the Events -
dIb Day Whittled Down ut2
:oUt
trip
Domestic. whl
ga lrumblb o committed suicide at Little 'eat
Mars robbed thbo post- .flde at P.Ir:s.
i WliUsms wau shot by James Blytheat
MsNo.
hdalM ha ,truck at Hillsboro, Ill., at a
ras oi the Lake Michigan train tl et has
- at -efalo.
wrmcked the Western U dion tele
-.haasa-eI 5
was drowed in Mid.le Fork
SMaabrr, Ill.
sthe UIlon sbhool building
a/ s -Mantee, Mich.
ty hostile Indiansm .
1S- m YHelena Ark..t Monday reached
mbsr t pilnt ona record.
W. .mesiton was the vi,,ti of a brutal as
Sthe streets of Dallas, Tea.
• sese a farmer liv!ng near Daven
g~amm- snetts de b y banging.
. L. Harris is on trtal at Bloomington.
Lerthe kbuing of Dr Barton.
jesr MisestsipPi is on a boon and a .
ba es aserred at Helena.
S hA ellan RHistorical association in
-a meatlng at Wasbington.
Sga gem robbed some passengers on an
SCo atral train at Caro.
gO J. W. Pennington was accidentally
- ssati in Wise oounty, TeL
~L . AMdews a Co.'s t00ool furniture fao
SChiageo was brned. Loss. $l.00m,.
on aes. a Dakota stockman., in Texas has
ium ae m seepicion of oraes-tepiang. Pr
 amo Is ore, of Hannlbal. Mo.. died ro
S evrduoss of morphine-suppose d
pil Wheeler. Hannibal. Mo. who out- .nt
--- alms Davido gimrl. ba  been ca
SI. ashes left a written confeastsion
itb ahe was responsible tor the
aggeb Brahasa.
meigT O'Donald was fatally
l Ind , by a -year-old normsa
gioam J. a. Miller.
pDgmsesy. maulled with an axe by
Se a•t - ennet, Noeb., a tlw daye
g·i e tsd s his Iinjsuns.
5 Patesr. editor and proprietor ol
esb.. Jourral. has been held for
of inftanticide.
-. Weles of Bkta:o. Mo.. was released
allH n Insane asy.um on lSt rlda)
as e has again become a raving
hassad bellef that a general move
les fcrredtleino of hours of labot
a ths e rsuil will be a great
Poremsn.
SsN LaseL will leave France in May
OAIe Ormathwaites cmployes hr e
s.srseuestt against im.
(' w ahe.s publlses a letter, In wbi-c
.: sGladjtones triash proposals
*Ia6it s. viferoy of Indis a.ttache.
e stsa to the news from burnash
tsialeasGabriel Isabe. author of the
gg e "mlh atiom of St. Anthuony.' i dead.
I.. efntm Greee is very conlicting.
. e.s.iss that the trouble is not ytt at
S ebels made a desperate attack ou N
'in itionary force and copeeo H
 hls eedittom of affairs exists among
. whO lost their homs by the Are at
tambaral of the jal. at C)rnwal . ot.
hinsk as John Laurie. two prisoner..
haseatrusted her cause in the t e
.,to Lrd l eebery. B ttish m.nis
whihobwas buried at Dublit.
tiaes i NL ol the thirteenth century
hbes een released from prison to
as tum er a contest for a seat In the
br of deputies.
er W has sent the pope a old
t: with jewels. in token of Grr
fer has services in arbit ratongr
S ilaendt dispute.
, lasJ reports that all is quet at
Sb. t that the ocnatry Is ..lteste
ae, and that a veral deaths from
ave aecutrred among the troops.
A FRIGTFUL FLCOD.
ittDtUv Destroyed by the Break
Itn of a Dam.
ilW lD Mass., April 21: A ter:ib'e
ataed at East Lee. resulting in
lg lhas of life and much damag.e to
S~. t 6 o'clock this morrtoi the
i d#ast Lee was inundated and dev b
-IfM l tYb breaiklng away of a dam at
d1U ad lm-rvoir, Mountain lake, tt o and
m es from the village. The pod
maWm M mee of swamp ard was in
oDh ts rrslar limited site by e- I
dUms hult by a club of manuthactr- 6
** f tlolpo for water. at g Lee
hmu Iml bladen pper milsute
IL tea os sem, reeeived its irst
Mu it mIMl t whea the flood came
1bMM tediets, the water being
m db 6 hi8dalp and bringrin with it I
M4 ~lw e boeasee, bmams, fesc,
a dm Mirm of movable property.
_I t tohe slopes of the valley,
(ubY to tnacnt was pooring and
re lrld and toppled about like
ms a river. Thel oodpassedast Lee
odm at down the road destroytng gar
IMm ras d feats and moving the
Mar s can be ascertained Mud pond
l e way at 5:30 this mornlng. It had
Ris of weaknaes for some time.
t D responsible, or owning the priv
" (ias water supply, had been notlied,
Ma lei was dose. The calamity was
S -m l of maesuess. The channel
by the rushing water is from 5Oto
~ -*LS wie ad while the evideees of its
pur are platnt uas the pond is ap
S Ma~t . the mast sraolouslos of life and
a L nedmd tbhee miles tra the lake
rillage. The water reabces a
uem wineh mantacecria are bailt
tak runnotn through the woods and
IIllildlas tobe lost until the villae|
- lsed. Heae it wreked Edwin
ebn,_ pt away a bridge spanning
which_ , w me tstma s It runre
a. nm a small pond then rnmshe.d
" chaael of the streream upon which
and amanufanctories are located.
Oakleyt mllwright shops. John
. ...Whel ' s famuily, oenisrigofel
wged and w lt ad1 C arl es
-- ..n llr ti Ida, aned a |mt o
ther rlnil~ai,-sI in the1 h1:use the I I1-s i have
ternl -:st. \ . :1" IIs tuldit n :,. ,: 'cdes
tro:e.Il.
. ll., iI l). '''. t._ 1l ) yePars. i. k ,,,\n to
have I t-: . '' I. lhi n' h si biIs . 1 i a not
ve t neP '[ I. IIT .. I" " . r slonr w I. t .- .' ream 0
.Ilihl I'1l. I : aIII - Ii.i, lllli"'-:I! . I .1 i, l;on Gob
Gat.ti-lal', ::II. .11d tI" 1i a I),i " and
: 11a1i : . i * ii i it5 . 'l'h- btoile rI
a ti .i ll 1. " I - tl t i t..;! R'.I II," v l't*e taken
out !,v t:1 w i It '. , :: , 'II :w'V like so
lucili .is. 'dl lCX t!. i :t ' , u1 r1 1' paper
mill w,:s iI- .. uttld. !,*" - i, ster; throw
a: reat natiV hn:ll ,f I' -!i.lenti ,
and !.terall p irta .1 '? t lee suius
triea. 'Th'" :s-- 4I:: I I' rt tlly #$Z!J.isl5 .
reach ntiof Ih Bore. Ti
ot t
meun
take
.trui
oKr t
ingtw
thel
Sion
dene
pent
prot
was
road
atm,
call
ato L
and
tilat
S Pac
bill
and
I .YEA. RICH.P MOD. iL
Presid, nt of the Broadway Surface Rail- bat.
road I tiplny, New York, and arrested on cur
charnef it lsnI ery in t onne -tion with the We b
passakof iIt.H ortinlnce a sthorizing that -I
entermeti-e. pro
Mn 
and
of t
If
bill
the
cbu
Chi
Ser
rea
pot
aln
to I
tell
St.
in'
ý col
ful
IJICO SHLARP,
For a long time pronltnentlyconnf tded with to
New York City politics, and lea ter in the ch
Broadway Surface Railroad sw. u te.
ep
no
utl
t a h l
Mtni· n mIn the h ro rdNe
en
bot were. e repet ived hi pmark ed s b
tI pemted by hIour.e tm wa ll
nou
d sed iy th ari oo ad pl t6
-d
I`
the
Sthe D ct mttorne wof e Y.iorm ans II
Sbortinlrtsahdn here ihte denth Wadit ofew I
t eYorr Cite. Ie reied at hi prim ory educa- b
eDo tor Mtheinbllc schles an this  sn eup .
fo. the indictment of the N Yort Bard ofi
Aldermenl of tah onr heanes of ra.itcltvIg
it Fbve Robbelr i l t de a hd leve
l, Woudtted While Attacing a wln-h
l. inn Cam00.0 msT
Sn ganorr IoT woTe a, Aprll~id 1ifor  -
ex aon rahed hm e to day of a imht hieit
ar* ermt nwerestestateolfn ivbLeof. The b
from the town of Val. illo of the line of
de b the eican National railroad. A lare andI
ad adsperate band of cnsfrotan bandit attaclk -
C. atd the camp for the pnrpose' of r obbted r 1
rv about 1 sn'cloc inthedmedo ' The Cap I a
Sto ineer. both inme tahoS· prliated
ith eican miners aod chrued the bandit
P rbuto ererthpeatedly driven bac. Thbe bex
ofd tie iasted Rh ourbi. Te cats tw f falla-y
saved by the arial of Aloalde Darc withof
ad wrhser oanbch the bandits retrated to the
o etfted booty. Friv dead baditsand eleven
o al, thea menineer who particidb tcd inetIa
s rued to dolecllo. whereothey will beexeect .
tea tdollau~~rs tr dmi eu~sS
WASHINGTON WAIFS. tnv
Gossip and News About Pee. t
Stan
pie and Things at the Na- On
was
tional Capitol. The
and
awa
4 Ot R6E MIOU@ AL . bes
of tE
men
The House on the .Zkl went into committee tight
oft the whole on the river and harbor bill and his t
considered it for an hour. l'he President's died
message on the lab'r troubles was then lyini
taken up. and after a long discussion was
referret to the Committee on Labor with in
'utruction t to report by hill or otherwise on
or before May 15. Mr. Voorhees, of Wast
ington Territory offered a reouoltitu. wtchb
was adoptedu, mntructing the Committee on Tael
Rules to inquire whether any ex Member of
the House has abused his privilege of admis
sion to the floor. The evening session was
devoted to the consideration and passage of
pension bills. 'The Senate was not in session. Sp
1:35
In the Senate on the ,26th Mr. Whitehorn, edti
new Senator from Tennessee, was sworn jail.
in. Hill relating to bond of brewers passed.
Mr. Blair addressed the Senate at length
on the proposed constitutional amendment but
prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alco- his I
Iolic liquors. The interstate commerce bill wh
was taken up and Van Wyck and Stanford
made speeches. The post-oaime appropri- opel
ation bill was reported. In the House under and
call of states many bills were introduced: him
For the admission to the Union of the whole
ot Dakota: to create a board of arbitration
and establish a department of labor; to reg- aro
ulate interstate commerce; to amend the
lacific railroad acts. The river and harbor The
bill was taken up in committee otthe whole goit
and debated at length. vict
the
In the Senate on the 27th, testimony taken cha
in the Pa3 ne election investigation was laid
before the Senate, and Senator Payne dis
cussed it at length. Bill for improving the it is
White House passed: also a large number not
of bridge bills. The interstate commerce T
bill was then taken up. In the House bill
prohibiting allensacquiriog title to land was hem
reported adversely. O'Neill of Missouri and stal
Foran of Ohio had a little tilt. The river this
and harbor bill was taken up m committee Thy
of the whole
abc
In the Senate on the ''th.. eleven bridge say
bills were passed. Mr. Mitchell addressed hat
the Senate on the memorial of the Methodist re
church, praying for better treatment for I,
Chinese. after which the post-omee appro- ree
portation bll was taken up,. and there was a de
long debate enlivened b a tilt between
Senators Beck and Frye. In the House, bill C
regulating the sale of oleomarganne was re
ported. In committee of the whole the river
and harbor bill was taken up and discussed
during the rest of the session. I
Ge
Miss Cleveland is now at her old home in tie
Holland Patent. N. Y.. and is not expected in
to return to Washington until the latter Mc
part of next week. cin
Congressman O'Neill has received long qut
telegrams protesting against a low bridge at tot
St. Louis from Knapp, Stout & Co. and hi
Schulenburg & Boeckeler. They ask Mr.
O'Neill to arrange for them to have a hear
ing before the subcommittee of the House wt
committee before the bill is reported to the s
full committee. Mi
Some of the Pan-Electric people continue tat
to hint at developments of an interesting ,
character. to be expected shortly in the tel- u
ephone investigation. The rumor that St. wi
Louis parties are to be summoned as wit 3t
nesses is also renewed, although there is an th,
utter lack of circumstantial detail in the re
reports in circulation. he
The society reporter of the Post says: ho
"There is positive proof that the President p
has been asked the fateful question lately an
whether or not the rumors concerning his all
engagement were true, and his answer left r
no doubt in the minds of those who wit- C
nessed the interview that the White House u»
is not likely to be the scene of a wedding co
during this administration."
""I believe Congress will not adjourn be
f.re the first of August," said Senator
Vanc,. "Of course, it depends upon the
House of Representatives, for the Senate is
away ahead in the transaction of business.
I don't think it will be the tariff bill which
will detain the House, but the consideration
of the appropriation bills, which always
take a long time, and which ar-e behind w
hand in the present ('ongress."
Congressman Hatch is receiving letters
from all parts of the eountry expressing
most emphatic approval of the bill to retau
late the manufacture and sale of imitation
butter. All the dairy interests approve the
Sbill naturally and warm commendatlon is a
also received from many leading commission
Smerchants, both in the East and West, who
deal in butter.
A PARALYZING HORROR.
OutragO, Murder, SuIcide and a d
Lynchlng.
m A Topeka, Kas., Assoelated Press report,
" April 21, commaniatest this chapter of as- i
tonding horrors:
Last aturdaythe wifeof Jacob Freimuth,
a homestde in Seward county, was eruel
Sly mlurdered ad outraged by Fritz Rupin, a
- half witted German, who was dragged to i
deasth later. Rupin had been for some tfle
sa enjoying the hospitality of the Frelmaths.
SHe was homeless and without friends, and
d thsay had taken him in until he could find I
k worLT On the day mentioned, daring the
9 temporary absence of Mr. Freimath, Rapun
p overpowered his benefactor's wife and
h btautally outraged her person. Not content
. with this, he buund the lady, hand-sad-foot,
. and cut her throat from ear to ear. The
. brute then secared a old rusty hoe anad
, while the womana was yet writhing in the
g deatstrhuggle disemboweled her with the
bly bst lasttrue. Mrs. fPIrelaul was e
th etete, ad wken disver thbenrn bsab
at lay a few feet from the bdy of the mother.
e at In tw
S Mr. Fremath returned Sunday and when
of he discovered the mutilated body of his wife
She bebcame a raving maniae. A neighbor in
that sparsely settled region happened to be
um passing that way shortly after 12 o'elock
r- and found him wild with frenzy, but dared
not appreach for fearof his personal safety.
Hie rode rapidly to a settlement some eight
i in mlesdistant and told the terrtble tale. A
Sparty was atonce organized and they re
est taurned to the scene of the outrage and
foWad Frelauth welterlag in his own blood.
He had kiled himself with a shotgun. A
l rav was dg and the renIats of the u
ted ammate p t wew ruad.
h amme thm eat emt to mear the am S
try for the mnturderer and found tijm secreted
in a small ravine. several miles aw .y from
the cenie u, his diabolical crime, ,e.ar the
'imarton river. Some speculation was in- g
dulged in as to the proper methodt of rlddlin
the world of him. but not much tili.e was
consumed in deliberilinc. A ti aciiou, and
spirlted horse was seetird saBil addled.
One end of the long lariat was then fasten- To
ed around his neck andu the other extremity tives
was attached to the pIltmel t of the ,addle.
The horse wa.a then -tarti a(lul :amid the reSi
*houtivra of tlhe well anld cricK ,,f rtvolvers Cong
and rides the frighteidl anllual toot. madly as he
away. After a run of nearly tite miles the I a
beast fell exhausted, and lth- lte'Less hod,
of the murderer was lhsientd as sen, as the tance
men came up. The lariat haid rawn o meeti
tight that Ills head was almost revered from ,
his body. The features showed that: he Ihat
died a terrihle deitl. The body w\.s left its,
I)ing on the prairie uncovt red. arislt
empi
LRAHAM LYNCHED. mein
oUs a
of go
Taken from Jail an Istrung up to a meet
Tree In the Suburb. tInct
labor
SPRINGFIELI), A., special, April '*I. At peel
1:235 o'clock thisjnorning a masked mob. coun
estimated at 150 den, surrounded the county high
jail. A deputation broke into the j tiler's polit
room and demanded the keys. lie refused, can
but one of the number who evidently knew revT
his bearings went straight to the drawer and'
where the keys were kept and forced it Prot(
open. Thbnob then went to Graham's cell bean
and unlocel it., tied Graham's hands behind bati(
him, threw insis
SsHaWIaiMAN's  oos uipo
around his neck and rushed him to the street.
The mob left town by Boonvllle street, and
going a fe hundred rods west, hung their in t
victim to a tree in the northwest suburb of to
the town iy just op hour from the first oper
charge on the jail. I nati
Grahami.~ast words to the mob were, so
it is reported, "Mrs. Molloy and Corn knew
nothing of the murder until February t." are I
The I y rs lett notiee with the sheriff viol
headed "Arbl f notice," saying in sub- undi
stance when the coroner has possession of clati
this paper George E. Graham will be dead. of a
Then after indulging in considerable rot love
about criminal laws not being enforced, it dise
says It makes little difference whether Gra- nor
ham's dispatched to hell by we "three hun- ject
ared or by legal means." Then to Sheriff del
Donnell: "Keep your mouth shut if you r
recognize a o1 us or you shall die the
death ot a . .
[SI1tedl "CrITIZENmts ti GREEE T
CorNTY. twe
Hill CKIME. fat
It will be rememtlred that the victim.
George E. Graham, has been in the Spring hbee
field jail several weeks on charge of mur aile
dering his wife, whose body was recoverea an
in an old well on the farm of Mrs. Lemma
Molloy near Brookline. a village in the vi m
cinity of Srngfiild! Mrs. Molloy was a re- are
vivalist wi whom Graham had become ac- d
quatnted a t Wayne, Ind.. where he im
rolmerly li and where the relatwes of
his murder t wifatill reside. With them inte
tor the pa two yrs was the girl mit
CORA LEE, fed
whom Graham married and to whom le by
seemed much attached. .na
Sometime during the nst winter Graham. gre
Mrs. Molloy and Lora Lee removed to the wh
farm at Brookline. Graham made a final
trp to Fort Wa)ne for his two little boys. i a
and passed through St. Louis with them, be
meetigm there the mother of the children, the
who accompamed them on the trip to Spring
held against hi will. Arriving there he di
started with her at nighttall to walk across plo
Sthe country to the farm which she never en
reached. According to his story be killed
her with a knife and threw her into a well,
where she was foild. The coroner's jury, wh
however, found that she was killed with a
pistol. On investigation being made by the
woman's relatives, Graham was arrested as
r and has remained in jail since. Some time Be
I afterwards Mrs. Molloy and Cora Lee were
irrested on charge of being accessory. Mrs
Molloy was sometime since admitted on ball aft
Cora Lee has remained in the Bolivar jail an
R until a few days ago when under habeas
corpus proceedings she was admitted to ball t
also. of
du
-ma
r SENSATIONAL ARREST.
s Emma Fleetwood Indicted For the the
Murder of Her Parents. it
n.e
s MArrToor, Ill., April 21: Emma Fleet
d wood, the daughter of Nehemiah and Jeru- I
sha Fleetwood, the aged couple who were
murdered in this counaty April 9. 184, was
today arrested and lodged in jail at Charles ve
ton on an indletmentalleging her complety
in the murder of her parents. The public
ebad leong since lost its interest in the case,
ai ad come to the conelaon that the
mystery of the crime weuld never be solved.
But the grand jmry whbeich has ben in ses -
,m sonfortbe pntten days has struck new
evidene the nature of which will be made
known at the time the case eaom to tria
The puMblie are one more greatly interested
in the case and andously awaitnlg the new b
The partuealars of the horrible crime are
briey as follows: Wednesday evennlg
April 9, 18, at 10 o'elock, Nebhelh and
SJerausha Fleetwood, aged 'r and 67 respect
t iely, were found dad in bed, the former
with his throat eaut, a bullet hole in his head
, and his wife by his side with two ballet
. holes Inher skulL The only other person
a Ithe hom at tehsWe m sthlr dadtw
4 Emma, aged 1, the hired man Jamess
me Winkleblack, ol a child. The hoose had t
. been set on re, and the bodies of the ma. o
d dared were slightly bmrned before It was ex* .
Ma tingtiihed.
e The rst knowledge that Wlnkleblaeck ad Itl
Ema esr snuored to have had ot the d
crime was when tewere aswakmed by t
ad fir Circu tatbl idene at the e
directed very strong susslc ma gainst e
n Winkleblac bt no sLL reast1
r, ,aais the dahter. W t leblk was ar-,
h ,he retdand rwy escaeln n c e
m wase uhtto this ty f ra e e
tawoldot beaf e oa be d thefytiyo e
he th requ iered psdelr. AThis is4 ony r
k Oliver W hdel H olmes, in his reading
withJamedl Rm e l owell for the "Old
swouth Fud." in ato, few nights e ored
Imicaweng h e begoldn "Joe sat d Bin the ":
i aThere are ns more than half y doe o po
be - ---
A ple lIving, oatdside of my own amily, who I
- cail me bmy i st name. Queen Victoria 1
Sid: ish t nobody now o call me
md '.V-e"' It is a terrible less when lose
d. your TBInmidbecome the 'liea. Mr. So.
A and-So.'"' _
a North Carols. faramely called fiouth
Virginat. was ce sid to the king's agent
.m. fOr a home and S8k
THE LABOR PROBLEM. mss
leet
its re
Speolial Mesage From the Prest- men
dent on the Subject. tenr
peril
To the Senate and lloue of Representa- easil
lives:-The constitution imposes on the
President the duty of recommending to the the
Congress from time to time lnch mea-tres othe
as he thall judge necessary and expedient. the
I am eo deeply impressed with tie inulor- undle
tuance of immediately and thoughtfully lion
meeting the problem which recent events ful.
and a present condition have thrust upon this
us. involving the settlement of disputes disp
arising between our laboring men and their tor i
employers, that I am constrained to recom- mwi
mend to Congress legislation upon this seri
ous and pressing subject. Under our form ED
of government, the value of labor as an ele
ment of national prosperity, should be dis
tncetly recognized, and the welfare of the
laboring men should be regarded as es-. To
peeially entitled to legislative care. In a
country which offers to all its citizens the ""
highest attainment of social and said
political distinction, its working men and
can not justly or safely be considered as ir- ''we
revocably consigned to the limits of a class ingt
and entitled to no attention and allowed no I wi
protest against neglect. The laboring man, You
bearing in hts hand an indispensable contri- that
bution to our growth and progress, may well My
insist, with manly courage and as a right, tor'
upon the same recognition from those who frie
make our laws, as is accorded to any other nev
citizens havig a valuable interest in charge. of t
and his reasonable demand should be met pull
in such a spirit of appreciation and fairness aim
as to induce a contented and patriotic co- ton
operation in the achievement of a grand to r
national destiny. While the con
UEAL INTERESTS or LAto this
are not promoted by a resort to threats and The
violent manifestations, and while those who, a P
under the pretext of an advocacy of the
claims of labor, wantonly attack the rights wh
of capital, and for selfish purposes or the Th
love of disorder, sow seeds of violence and col
discontent, should neither be encouraged "'
nor conciliated, all legislation on the sub- wo
ject sboule becalmly and deliberately nn- se
dertaken, with no purpose of satisfying un a
reasonable demands or gaining partisan ad- '
vantage. in,
The present condition of the relations be- se
tween labor and capital are far from satis- gel
factory. The discontent of the employed is an
due in a large degree to the grasping and
heedless exactions of employers, and the pu
alleged diserimination in favor of capital is qu
an object of governmental attention. Ithi
must also be conceded that the laboring men an
are not always careful to avoi causeless
and unjustitlabledisturbances. Though the ro
importance of a better accord between these as
interests is apparent, it must be borne in su
mind that any effort in that direction by the 4I1
federal government must be greatly limited ti
by constitutional restrictions. There are m
.nany grievances which legislation by Con- as
gres cannot redress and many conditions L
which cannot by such means be reformed. LW
i am satisfied, however, that something may AJ
be done, under federal authority. to prevent t
the disturbances which so often arise from I
disputes between employers and the em- st
ployed, and which at times seriously threat- m
en the business interests of the country;
and, in my opinion, the proper theory upon
which to proceed is that of
VOLU NTARY AMBITRATION
as the means of settling these difficeulties.
But, I suggest that instead of arbitrators
heboseen in the heat of conflieting laims, and lil
after each dispute shall arise, there be ere- ol
ated a commission of labor consistlag of is
three members, who shall be regular officers t
of the government, charged among other ei
duties with the consideration and settle
ment, when possible, of all controversies
between labor and capitaL s
A commission thus organized would have
the advantage of being a stable body, and
its members as they gained experience A
would constantly improve in their ability to
deal intelligently and usefully with the
questions which might be submitted to them.
If arbitrators are ehosen for temporary ser
a vice as each case or dispute arises, expert
enee and familiarity with much that is in
volved in the question will be lacking;
extreme partiahip and bias will be the
C qualiScations sought on either side, anI
Sfrequent complalnts of unfairnaess and pea
e tality will be inevitable. The imposition
upon a federal conrt of a duty, foreign to the
judlelal fteation, as the seleetion of an ar
W bitrator in such caseas, is at least of doubt
fal peopriety. Theestablishment by federal
L authority of such a bureau wonld be a just
and dsemible recognition of the value of l 1
b r amd of its ribght to be represeated In the
departmente or the goverament.
S o hr as its conlliatory oees shallU have
Srelation to disturbances whIeb lnterfered
Swith transit and commree betwesen t he
states, its existence would be jastlled under
Sthe proviseiona of the eonstitution whieh I
gives to Congress the
PWK 3TOmoCLATZ COMMERCEo.
r I with foreip natlons ad among the several
els states. And,In the frequent disputes be
ad twan thelaboria men and thelr eployers,
- of less extent and the consequences of
x- which are coanfined within state limits, ad
threaten domestle violence, the inaterposi
ad tionof such a commission might be ten
ie dered, upoe the appleiation of the legisla
e turn or executive of a state, under the eon
t auttional provision whbc requires the
st general government to "protet" each state
, 'agalnst domest violece." I such a
:. coma ll wars fail organized the risk
i of a loss of poplar support ad sympathy
a resltgfrn tr a iretul to submit toso
ea 5Ceul so inUt 2uroa yweldcontrahi
he bah paties to suah dlsputms, to invoke its
at latwfuso ead abide by its daiamas
Tl. wead also be good reason to hope
sly tbat the very existemee of seh an ageny
m would invite application to it for advice and
be counsel, frequently resulting in the avoid
amce Af eontention and misunderstadnlag.
If the usetfuless of such a commitsio is
) doubtful because it might lack power to en
go force its decisions,
I": MtCH EXCOLRAGEMENLT
rho is derived from the concedd good that ha
da beensoeomplisbd by the railroad commb
Ssee which haves been organised in many
So- of the staltes, which hart little more than
advirpowor, have exerted a mes ral
utary In tthe sttlmen t of disputes
att e b eaew nu sea ga r t nsta In July 135,
sat byabw of Cdas ss araolaborwa
euab dsad alredt in charse of acem
missioner of labor, who is required to 'col
lect inlormation upon the subject ,it labor,
its relations with capital, the hours of labor
and the earnings of laboring men and wo- Th
men and the means of promoting their ma
terial. octial, intellectual and moral pros
perity." E
The commission which I suggest could t
easily be entralted upon the bureau thus
already organ zed by the addition of two wet
more c, nmlissioners and by supplementing alot
the duties now imposed upon it by such diit
other powers and functions as would permit Ias
the commissioners to act as arbitrators
when necessary between labor and capital. lii
under such limitation and upon such o'a- pan
sions as should be deemed proper and use b
ful.
Power should be distinctly conferred upm in
this bureau to investigate the causes of all eldi
disputes as they occur, whether submitted the
for arbitration or not, so that Information
may alwas s be on hand to aid legislation thI
when necessary and desirable. sup
tiloVEn C'L vrEVELAsnD. t
Executive Mansion, April 3, 18w6. trui
HIS DAUGHTER LIKEWISE. des
Las'
Too Much Democratic Simplicity in
Washington. the
"Yes, I've been down to Washington," "
said an elderly passenger, with a slouch hat cov
and an old fashioned turn-down collar; I am
"went down to see my darter. Like Wash. '
ington? Can't say as I do, stranger, though bra
L wan't there long enough to see much of it. wit
You see, I've had a little family trouble and ten
that started me home soonex'u I spected to. or
My darter was down there visitin' the Sena- nit
tor's family front our State-the Senator's a
friend o' mine, an' if I do say it myself he',t to
never have been'lected but for my helpin' wil
of him. Yes, sir, I fixed up the seneme that Ive
pulled him through, and as my darter had I -
Sallus had an ambition to appear in Washing- dir
ton society he had his wife invite her down
to visit 'em at the capital. After a spell I yo
concluded to go down myself an' see how in
things was getting along, an' so I started. the
The second night after my arrival there was Cii
a party at the Senator's, an' I was these. ml
"When they showed me into the room
where the company was I nearly went dizzy. El
There was men wearin' bootjack coats, an'
collars high enough to answer foi pokes on
unruly colts. But that was not all. The hr
women were dressed in things I had never ..
seen afore. They looked like bathn' suits Ti
or somethin' o' that kind, an' seemed to be
have run short o' material in the makin' of d
I- 'em. 'Right handy things to nunse babes to
in,' says I to myself, 'but wouldn't want to a
see a wife or darter o' mine wearn' 'em to
afore folks.' I'm no fool, though, if I am si
s- gettin' rather old, an' I circulated around a
i an' took in the show. It was right smart
Snterestin', too, an' I began to feel 3ounr m
again. To tell the truth, I beguan to feet
Ie putty frisky, an' begun to gallivant around d
is quite lively. I couldn't keep my eyes of t,
the women, an' I felt the blood a nllin' n
around in my old veins as it haint for many
a' ayear. t
is "But just thea my darter came into the di
e room, an' I could hardly believe my eyes I t
never thought it of her. She was dressed hi
as I had never seen her dressed aftore, not p
,n since she was a little gaL Never had she
t showed herself even to her dad in such a
Srig as that, let alone to a house full of
strange company. I felt a chill come over
re me. The tingliit, in my bloodiseeumed to Io
I- away and a feelin' o' o,.presstn cme in its A
place. I'm not too old to like to look at
these other women,' says I to myself, 'but
IL that's my own darter. an' I wou't stand it.'
ty And I didn't stand it, nother, I got up. d
t took my old bandanner handkerchief, threw it
it around my darter's neck and shoulders,
m an' led her from the room. The next day 1
u- started for home. There's altogether too a
t. much democrade simplicity in Washington tl
fer me, stranger '!"
' "But your daughter-where is she?"
mn "That's her sittin' 'cross the aisle there Il
booktn' ugly enough to eat nails." Chicago I
Herald.
a Quebec's Ministry to Retire.
as The belief is generally entertained in po- r
id litleal circles in Qiebec that the govermsent
re- I of that province will shortly break up. It
of is said that Premier Ros will retire owing
as toill health, and that ttere will be a new
deelall round before the next provincial
election.
le- -
es The rabbit pest in Nevada, which has as
sumed snah proportious as to endanger the
stock ranges, is the result of the wholesale
ye slaughter of coyotes, wildcats and lynx.
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l WEALTH AND NOBILITY.
r
SThe Lack of the Former Prevents
the Proof of the Latter.
i Edwin and Charles T'horne. the .ovunger
d ,the latter favorite actor being then alive).
were walking together several %ears agei
K alone Iuioun Situate. New York. In the
ditan,'e they saw the:r elder broil e . WII
Is :lan. approaching. liIy luarly che-t -the.
S'hornes are a thick breasted race-wua et
I- pandedl to its fullest, his head was thrown
back and his entire appearance justilthf Ed
Swin's whi-lwred remark to Charles: 'Our
I I elder brother appears to be redolent with
the pompof pride." When Williamaceost&'d
" them he was evidently laboring with some
suppressed t nmtin. lie finally found voir4
to say, in deep tones: "Me toys, it is all
true. There's no longer a doubt of our high
descent. We will hate justice done its at
last."
"Will you be kind enough," said Charles,
'to inform your younger brethren what in
the name of Jericho you are talking aboutt"'
"Yes.," said William, loftily. "1 have ilk
it covered that L am the Duke of Nonnand),
and now, my dear count-"
h- But he could proceed no further. lls two
t brothers were artually laughing at him, and
I. with a boisterousness that attracted the .it
d tention of passers by. When Edwin could
n. compose his visage lie said, with mock dig
a- nity:
a "I suppose we .should wake obeisance low
4 to you, my lordly brother, but I am sure you
will pardon me when I say that you wake a
at very queer looking duke."
-i Turning away indignantly William ad
d- tressed himself to handsome Charles:
rn "Brother. I have a proposition to make to
1Iyou.
"No, not me." said Char.es. starting back
w in alarm. "I see by your countenance that
d. the noble 'juke' is about to give me a noan
cial brace. My younger brother here has
much more coin of the realm than I possess.
Fry your blandishments upon ham, and he
m shed Edwin forward. At that tlme "The
Y*lack Flag" was just pourin ducats into
nEdwin Thorne's "pur-- His share of the
pIrotits averaged from $1,009 to l4,UO0 week
on ly. Ile never played to less than an 540
be house. lrookiDn at him appealngly W I
llam said, spiaking in s less lordly sramln:
er ..See here. ? iI; I'll give it to you straight.
its This thing is not a guy. I tell you it has
to been looked into and I'm a sure enough
of duke. It will be a big thing for the family
les to have the title proved. But I haven't got
toa ntckle. You lend me t1.000 and I will go
em to Paris and get all the papers in proper
un shape, and, then, when I come back we will
ad all get a big boom in the news a .
art "See here, my noble juke' said Edwin
'"b mockinglv, "I'm willing to squander upon
el your noble I o0-:ot the price of jast one red
Od drink. (',we hie with me to Ibe nearest
Sr.ostelry ast I will save the LtUe of Nor
In' mandy's lif'e."
my And thus was paltry lucre allowed to
stand between the Thorne family and the
te demonstratrr of its noble descent. I reecho
I the senti.ent etpres:ed by W illam whetn
ed he muttetei. "'Ba:e brother. tegone:"
Mot Philadelp'na Newt.
she
ha' WAITNG FOR HIS WIPE.
ver
A Philadelphia Oseerver Coneolee
at a Nervous Husban d.
b If you are tanding around a railroad
up. depot about the time souei train is expected
ew in you needn't lo,,k twice to identify the
man who is down there to welcome his
too wife. She has been away three weeks, but
tun the time seems like three months to him.
lie was never wo g!ad in his life as at the
wre thought that she is rolline towards him as
ago fast as steam can travel.
There was su-h a man at the foot of
Brush street Saturday. He expected his
wife on the Miebhgan Southern train. He
po' rushed up and down to see if the tramin was
a on time. Then he rushed out and engaged
a hack. Then e promenaded up and down
0 and wiped his brow, and be was still at it
Sal when a man who had been -reoes the road
to wet his whistle with old rum came
aslouching back and inquired:
the "Expecting someone, el?"
ale "Yes, sir."
"Wife, probably?"
"Yes."
"Bin away IontC'"
'"Over two weeks."
"C'om.nug on this train?'" a
"Yes."
• "Well. I duano.." continedl the am. as
4 he ruhbbed iis b wuc airanst the ticket win
0 dow hbelf. ' I wouldn't be too enthussiatle
S about it. Wimen are mighty ,noartll, I've
Shad two f 'em run away ftrm me. 1I your
1 wife any hand to man;e acquaintances while
traveling?'
",iuldbnt he induced to elepe?'
"Sitr! Do you ilntind io inmult me?"
"4-osh!no. 1 wouldn't insnlt nobody nor
nothmg. ('ould your wife be carried away
Sby od looksao id io sf mo~7~"y
'If you wasun't an old man Id thump you
for yora r imlpudence I" exclaimed the has
Sband, as he rew rd all over.
5 "You would? Well, I wou't talk to you.
I If your wife comes ain t rCtna ial rlpht;
SIf she doesn't, you needn't blame me."
He went Into the sittin room and pme*
smently the ranla amn i, The hubandb
Sdodged about as if he was walktgm ot glasm
a and the passengera came out osnby one
U until tae caebes were empty. Thewas
Sno wile. It was ten mlnutes before the
h M husband could give ane whe e M d n
Sstarted out doers the lounoae ou and
a " told hlm I've lost two wimae jst that
w* y we knew what I was talking aomu"
S Deaolt ree Prs
SA Coredian's son.
iMaster Stuart I CraIme, the presetou
ix-yearod sda of William IL rane, theI
r omed re t d is nether the
e ther day by rusding into her roomat a
SCinacinnati hotel, ourishing a mammoth toy
S"Suart Robson Crane," she ared,. "whtt
B A guntol, a Oswd tn e bay, "an I'm
"No, yoa're not. elter," mMrs. Ce,
in s stern. ommandli voles. "Give me
that horrid pistol at eae or I'll tell yer
a lather."
"Oh. ldon't care" aed the~yougba5.
Modesty In the SluieOraseflesito.
A story that JaeobTwldde, who hbeea
ta blind from birth, can tell the color of a
horse by the sense, eomes from Steubeavile
a Ohio, and is marked "reable" by the news
papers which print It. A blind ctitzen of
a lHrt conty ena tall the color of a man's
nose by elmlag the eork to the ramuly 1
but a Kntickbian never thlnks of rushn
into pnat with these little things. ILous
Ii i _e ommertl. ___
Astronomers dkt that a bright comet
wlU be visible ut before sunrise during the
S atter partof May. It is thecometof "l M"
leI arly dicoed by Professor Barnard
Statism shbow that in the whole Europe
the wome have s lofrity of 4~.59,00II